My son Geof is an Akido and Judo practitioner. Judo is very competitive. But I think I find Akido the more effective of the skills I have seen. That means I haven't seen many used but of what I have Akido seems the most effective. That may be why I like to watch Steven Segal fight. He makes no effort to make it look pretty. Just efficient. My understanding is he has some serious chops as an Akido instructor.

When I want to watch pretty fighting I watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Also very entertaining.

My favorite Van Damme film is Time Cop.

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